Amendments proposed to the Railways Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr David Wilshire

51

Schedule     4,     page     90,     line     22,     at end insert—

      '(k) the suitability of the rolling stock for the type of service being provided.'.


   

John Thurso
Dr John Pugh

9

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     34,     leave out 'may' and insert 'will'.

   

John Thurso
Dr John Pugh

10

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     35,     after 'to', insert 'the development of'.

   

John Thurso
Dr John Pugh

11

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     35,     at end insert 'and publish such a strategy annually'.

   

Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope

33

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     39,     at end insert 'including members of the general public.'.

   

Mr Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope

41

Clause     5,     page     5,     line     42,     at end add—

    '(5)   The Scottish Ministers shall be obliged to have regard to views and opinions expressed to them before confirming any adoption or revision of their strategy and, if any written suggestions or objections are received by them from any person, persons or body corporate from anywhere within the United Kingdom objecting to all or any part of their proposed strategy within 28 days of the announcement thereof, then the strategy adoption or changes shall be determined by the disputed strategy procedure and the Scottish Ministers shall refer the same to a Strategy Committee set up for this purpose for their consideration.

    (6)   A Strategy Committee consisting of five members of the Scottish Parliament, no fewer than four elected members representing local authorities in Scotland and one Scottish Minister shall be established to determine the railway strategy for Scotland where the same is disputed.

    (7)   In the event that the Scottish Ministers are unwilling to implement the decisions of the Strategy Committee, then the disputed railway strategy for Scotland shall be withdrawn.'.


   

Mr David Wilshire

52

Clause     6,     page     6,     line     15,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Mr David Wilshire

53

Clause     6,     page     6,     line     23,     at end insert 'and fairly to all parts of the United Kingdom.'.


   

John Thurso
Dr John Pugh

12

Clause     8,     page     7,     line     27,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   The Secretary of State may not enter into a franchise agreement relating to services that are or include Scotland-only services unless the Scottish Ministers join with him as party to that agreement.'.

   

Mr Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr David Wilshire

44

Clause     8,     page     7,     line     43,     leave out 'partly' and insert 'mainly'.


   

Mr Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr David Wilshire

45

Clause     10,     page     9,     line     34,     leave out 'partly' and insert 'mainly'.


   

Mr Graham Stringer

43

Clause     14,     page     13,     line     34,     leave out paragraph (c).


   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire

34

Clause     15,     page     15,     line     3,     after 'services', insert ', within Greater London,'.

   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire

35

Clause     15,     page     15,     line     3,     after 'services', insert ', within Greater London and an area no further than five miles from the border with Greater London,'.

   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire

36

Clause     15,     page     15,     line     3,     after 'services', insert ', within the boundaries of the M25 motorway,'.

   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire

37

Clause     15,     page     15,     line     13,     leave out paragraph (b).

   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire

38

Clause     15,     page     15,     line     14,     leave out 'places outside Greater London' and insert 'from a mainline terminus in Greater London'.


   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire

39

Clause     17,     page     16,     line     6,     leave out 'two' and insert 'four'.

   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire

40

Clause     17,     page     16,     line     13,     leave out 'regional planning body for each' and insert 'leader of the county council or borough council, whichever is relevant,'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

54

Clause     17,     page     16,     line     21,     leave out from '(2A)' to end of line 23.

   

Mr David Wilshire

55

Clause     17,     page     16,     line     37,     leave out 'regional planning bodies' and insert 'leaders of the county council or borough council'.


   

Mr Greg Knight
Mr Christopher Chope

46

Clause     19,     page     17,     line     39,     leave out 'Ministers' and insert 'Parliament'.


   

John Thurso
Dr John Pugh

5

Page     19,     line     33,     leave out Clauses 22 to 44.


ORDER OF THE HOUSE [6TH DECEMBER 2004]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Railways Bill.

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

    2.   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 18th January 2005.

    3.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

    4.   Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

    5.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

Programming Committee

    6.   Standing Order No. 83B (Programming Committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Programming of proceedings

    7.   Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.


 
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